Current Affairs

TSMC Secures Annual U.S. Export Licence for Nanjing Chip Plant

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has received an annual licence from the U.S. government allowing it to continue importing American chipmaking equipment for its fabrication facility in Nanjing, China, the company said on Thursday....

US Farmers Set to Receive $11 Billion in Aid, But Soybean Growers Say Support Falls Short

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced details of its $12 billion Farmer Bridge Assistance program, which will provide $11 billion in one-time payments to row crop farmers next year based on a...

Appeals Court Allows Trump Administration to Enforce Planned Parenthood Medicaid Funding Restriction

A U.S. appeals court has allowed the Trump administration to move forward with enforcing a provision of its tax and domestic policy law that cuts off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood health centers that...

U.S. Virgin Islands Sues Meta, Accuses Company of Profiting From Scam Ads and Failing Child Safety

The attorney general of the U.S. Virgin Islands has filed a lawsuit against Meta Platforms, alleging that the company knowingly profited from advertisements linked to scams while failing to protect users — including children...

Trump Vetoes Bipartisan Colorado Water Project, Drawing Rebuke from Boebert

U.S. President Donald Trump has vetoed a major bipartisan drinking water project in Colorado, triggering swift criticism from Republican Representative Lauren Boebert — once one of his strongest MAGA allies — who also recently...

Trump Administration Audits Somali-American Citizenship Cases for Possible Fraud

The Trump administration has launched audits of immigration cases involving U.S. citizens of Somali origin to identify potential fraud that could lead to denaturalization, officials said on Tuesday. Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin...

DOJ Says 5.2 Million Epstein Documents Still Under Review, Release Likely Delayed

The U.S. Justice Department has disclosed that it still has 5.2 million pages of files related to Jeffrey Epstein left to review, a process now requiring 400 lawyers across four department offices, according to...

Winter Storm Ezra Triggers Third Day of Travel Chaos as ‘Bomb Cyclone’ Threat Looms

Winter Storm Ezra continued to wreak havoc across the U.S. Northeast, Midwest and Great Lakes for a third straight day on Monday, disrupting one of the busiest holiday travel periods of the year. Nearly...

U.S. Strike Reportedly Targets Drug-Loading Site in Venezuela, Trump Says

President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States carried out an operation in Venezuela targeting an area where boats are allegedly loaded with drugs, marking what would be the first known U.S....

Trump Administration Agrees to Review NIH Grants Frozen Over Diversity-Policy Dispute

The Trump administration has reached an agreement with researchers and Democratic-led states to review National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant applications that were frozen, rejected, or withdrawn under a policy targeting projects linked to...